Yona Zeldis McDonough

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of the novels THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTSand IN DAHLIA’S WAKE. She is also the editor of the essay collections THE BARBIE CHRONICLES: A LIVING DOLL TURNS FORTY and ALL THE AVAILABLE LIGHT: A MARILYN MONROE READER. Her short fiction, articles, and essays have been published in anthologies as well as in numerous national magazines, and newspapers. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Author Interviews

Breaking the Bank Q&A

A Conversation with Yona Zeldis McDonough, author of Breaking the Bank

Q. Where did the inspiration for a magical ATM come from? What sort of research process did you undergo for this novel?

A. I was having a conversation with my brother and he asked why whenever the bank made an error, it was always in their favor. I agreed, but was then reminded of an incident that happened years earlier (before the advent of ATMs) when a young teller gave me four hundred dollars...